It would be fairly easy for the Al-shabaab terrorists to off-load the 33 T-72 battle tanks, just just pull up to the docks lower the ramp and drive the tanks off the Roll on Roll off cargo ship Faina.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, saidhe was concerned by the seizure of the military supplies on board the Ukrainian ship. They could be used to destabilise the region, and the whole situation on the high seas is a matter of great concern for all of us," he told reporters in New York before a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."We are warning France and others who are thinking of carrying out a rescue that we have the power to reach them wherever they are" said Januna Ali Jama alleged spokesman for the pirates (Al-Shabaab). "

Minister of Defense of Ukraine YuriyEkhanurov confirmed that the Ro-Ro Cargo Faina ship (click image to enlarge) was captured by pirates and was carrying 33 T-72 tanks and other ammunition sold by the Ukraine, UNIAN news agency reported the minister as saying. All the ammunition was sold by the state-owned Ukrspets export under an international agreement, he said. (See Ro-Ro CargoShips).Besides the tanks, grenade launchers, tank ammunition and other ammo were on the board of the ship. Armoured personnel carriers and munitions are also believed to be part of the delivery. A total of 21 crewmembers were onboard - 17 Ukrainians, three Russians and one Latvian - when the ship was chased down and boarded by armed men in three launches. The coordinates of the ship are available now. The captain of the ship informed Marine Consultations Center in Greece about the intentions of the pirates. Later information was received by central Marine Coordination Center in Odessa and International Marine Bureau.

The Ro-Ro cargo ship Fainaleft Oktyabrsk port in Nikolaev for Mombasu port in Kenya. The ship reached Suez channel on 15 September. On 25 September, pirates captured the ship Faina (Ukrainian company, manager of ship Tomax Team Inc) under Belize flag near Somali shore. The staff of the ship includes 17 citizens of Ukraine, 3 from Russian Federation and 1 from Latvia.

The ship is a RO/RO carrier with stern ramp. Originally built in Sweden in 1978 as the Vallmo, it has since been through many hands, many flags and many names, including Matina, Loverval, and Marabou. In 2007 it was sold to Redrick Company, Belize, and became Faina.

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